The organizer of last weekend’s Tigerfest in Bellevue said two women got into an argument Friday night and started fighting, prompting a call to the Bellevue Police department. Janetta Steeley, who organizes the annual event to support Bellevue schools, told LINK nky that once the women started fighting, the kids with them then started fighting, […]
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Beechwood High students interning with Fort Mitchell firefighters
Six Beechwood High School students officially mapped out their plans to both continue and begin on-site internships with the Fort Mitchell Fire Department. Beechwood hosted a signing day celebration on-campus Wednesday to commemorate the occasion. “Our partnership with the Fort Mitchell Fire Department is a model for the region,” Beechwood Internship Coordinator Janelle Hawes said. “Colin […]
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Detention center working to raise pay for overnight hours, provide bonuses to improve retention
Confronted with a decline in correctional officers who work directly with inmates, the Kenton County Detention Center is working to create incentives that may draw more applicants. In addition to being short-staffed, exit interviews from former personnel showed that working evening and overnight shifts at current pay rates is creating high turnover and loss of […]
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First responders in Kenton County recognized for heroism
The Kenton County Fiscal Court recognized first responders this week who were deployed to Western Kentucky in December 2021 to aid those affected by the tornado. The tornado swept across 11 counties and traveled 165 miles, making it the most catastrophic disaster in the history of Kentucky. Representative Kim Moser was in attendance alongside Kenton […]
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Kenton County PVA offering extensions for property valuation appeals
Northern Kentucky residents have cumulatively seen a spike in their property valuations throughout the past few weeks. Kenton County residents in Bromley, Covington, and Ludlow are opening their mail to find they received a jump in their home value from their Property Valuation Administration. Campbell County cities Fort Thomas, Southgate, Wilder, and Woodlawn received the […]
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Thomas More University joins academy striving for equitable student success
Thomas More University joined in a pilot initiative introduced by the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in undergraduate education (Gardner Institute) and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB). The initiative, called the Governing Board Equity in Student Success Project, is an effort to improve retention, graduation and employment rates significantly […]
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Here are the candidates campaigning for Campbell County Commissioner
Campbell County Commissioner in District 1 is up for grabs in the upcoming primary election. There are three commissioners in Campbell County that cover three districts. The lines of how the districts are drawn are not cut and dry. District 1 covers most of Fort Thomas, Highland Heights, Cold Spring and Alexandria. Commissioners must live […]
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265-unit multi-family development project coming to Dayton
The City of Dayton passed an ordinance on May 3 to issue up to $50 million to assist Velo Riverside LLC with a multi-family development project in the Manhattan harbor development area adjacent to Manhattan Harbor Marina. Arlington Properties is the developer of the 265-unit multi-family development, which they’re naming Below Riverside. The developer is […]
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Dayton passes ordinance for civil penalties for code enforcement violations
The city of Dayton passed an ordinance on May 3 to establish civil penalties for code enforcement violations. The ordinance will allow the city to cite a violation of $50 every day that the homeowner does not correct the problem. The violation will stop once the homeowner fixes the issue or reaches out to Dayton’s […]
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So what does a judge/executive do?
The judge/executive is like the CEO of a county. While having no judicial power, the judge/executive is the chair and a voting member of the Fiscal Court. Their main responsibilities are creating a county budget and administering the budget as approved by the fiscal court, oversight of the funds, appointing county personnel and forming relationships […]
